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CHARLESTON, Ill. - Several 1,600-meter runners emerged from the check-in tent at O'Brien Stadium on Thursday and were hit with cool, rainy gusts of wind as they took their starting positions during the Class 1A boys track and field state preliminaries. A few seconds later, Mooseheart junior Wal Khat reluctantly followed into conditions that were vastly different from the "100-something" degrees he estimated it would have been in his native South Sudan. Khat endured the chill on the Eastern Illinois University campus and qualified for finals in the 800 and 1,600 in his first state meet.

To expand its own athletic programs, Robert Morris University will spend millions this year renovating a football stadium and field house owned by Township High School District 214 in Arlington Heights. The facility bears the non-profit, private university's name and is known as Morris Field and the Robert Morris University Athletic Performance Center at Arlington Heights. It's located at 2123 S. Goebbert Road, adjacent to the District 214 headquarters and the Forest View Educational Center building.

As the historian for the Chicago Park District, Julia Bachrach has made a point to visit every park in the city. Here are a few of her favorite places: Council Ring Columbus Park 500 S. Central Ave. Jens Jensen, a landscape architect who's most famous for his Prairie School-style designs, built his iconic council ring in 1920. Jensen considered Columbus Park, now a National Historic Landmark, his masterpiece. Osaka Garden Jackson Park 6401 S. Stony Island Ave. Located on the Wooded Island, the Osaka Garden sits where the Japanese Pavilion for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition once stood.

Anyone who ever has renovated a vintage Chicago bungalow probably would share their pride at having restored a slice of the city's culture. They also probably would share with you, as anyone who has restored an old house would, that it was arduous. Multiply that by about a factor of six for the numerous helpers who spent half a dozen years (and considerable cash) coaxing one particular oversize Northwest Side bungalow into the 21st century so that the public could use it and would-be rehabbers could take inspiration from it. "I know more about bungalows than I ever thought I would, that's for sure," said Lynda Olander, who was among the first area residents to jump into what became known as the Independence Park Bungalow Renovation Project, which formed in 2006 to take on the renovation of the aged structure.

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Buffalo Bills - INSIDE SLANT The Buffalo Bills had no question they were obtaining a very gifted football player on the field when they signed defensive end Mario Williams to a $100 million free-agent contract. What they also got was a very gifted football player off the field, and for a team that has missed the playoffs 12 consecutive years, they are already feeling the effects of Williams' leadership. "His work ethic has been outstanding," said coach Chan Gailey, whose team kicked off organized team activities this week.

Chicago Park Districtofficials said they believe the historic field house at Indian Boundary Park, which was severely damaged in a Sunday fire, can be repaired. Park district officials toured the site Monday to survey the damage and discuss how to proceed, spokeswoman Jessica Maxey-Faulkner said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but preliminary information points to the ventilation system, fire department spokesman Larry Langford said. The fire Sunday afternoon caused the roof of the building in the West Rogers Park neighborhood to collapse.

Neighbors of Chicago's Indian Boundary Park vowed to rebuild Sunday after an extra-alarm blaze severely damaged the park's landmark field house. Firefighters were called about 12:05 p.m. Sunday to the field house, located in the 2500 block of West Lunt Avenue in the West Rogers Park neighborhood. The fire, which appeared to start in the upper level, caused the roof to collapse and sent two firefighters to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston with heat-related injuries, Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said.

West Ridge's Indian Boundary Park gets its name from its location on a territorial boundary established in 1816 between the Potawatomi Indians and the federal government. The agreement was short-lived, as the indigenous residents were driven from the area in 1833. The 1929 Indian Boundary Park Cultural Center, designed by Clarence Hatzfeld, does its part to recall the area's former residents. But that's not immediately apparent, as the structure's exterior is a blend of Tudor and Old English motifs, a popular mix during the 1920s for houses and other buildings in the city's neighborhoods.

DETROIT -- One of the most feared defensive tackles in the NFL is making sure players at a Detroit high school are suited up for their homecoming game after thieves made off with much of their equipment. Detroit Lions star Ndamukong Suh's Family Foundation worked with various companies to donate about 50 pairs of new cleats and gloves to the Frederick Douglass College Preparatory Academy for Young Men, his sister said Thursday. On Monday, the team's coaches discovered the school's field house had been burglarized.

While its name might conjure images of cardboard boxes, the Chicago Moving Company has nothing to do with transport or storage. Rather, the modern dance ensemble's clever moniker refers to motion — as in body movement and kinetic energy. And the collective takes its action-based claim to heart. Founded in 1972, CMC specializes in bold, aggressive styles and vibrant, daring choreography that largely owe to director Nana Shineflug's passion for mathematics, cosmology and the Far East.